"It is not enough to be a good athlete. You must also be a good person."

"I believe in the American way, and I believe in American ideals, and I believe in the American people."

"The way I figured it, I was a black man in a white man's world. I had to make my own way."

"I don't think I'm a celebrity. I'm just a man who had the chance to do some good."

"I'm not interested in being a hero. I'm interested in being a man."